y=-1/2x2-x+4
=-1/2(x²+2x+1) +9/2
=-1/2(x+1)² +9/2
∴对称轴是x=-1,顶点坐标(-1,9/2)
2、∵a=-1/2,抛物线的开口向下
∴当x-1时,y随x的增大而减小